Device for impressing seals on papers.



F. GOTTSCHALK. DEVICE FOR IMPRESSING SEALS 0N PAPERS.

, APPLICATION FILED DEO.19, 1908.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

#222. INVENTOR,

ATTORNEY.

FELIX GOTTSCHALK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR IMPRESSING SEALS ON PAPERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

Application filed December 19, 1908. Serial No. 468,281.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIX GOTTSOHALK, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Impressing Seals on Papers, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention, relating to devices for impressing seals on papers, hasfor its object to make provision, by new and improved means, for theinterchanging of the die plates whereby a manufacturer or person havingone of the sealing devices, may easily and quickly substitute one set ofcompanion impression dies for another.

' The invention consists in the combination or arrangement of parts andthe construction of certain of the parts all substantially ashereinafter described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings andset forth in the claims.

In the drawings :F igure 1 is a side elevation of a sealing device ofthe same general character as that described in Letters Patent of theUnited States dated May 26, 1908, No. 888,997, and indicating thelocation thereon of the interchangeable die plates provided inaccordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the diecarrying supports showing the interchangeable die plate thereon andindicating by dotted lines the manner of its removal; Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view through the die impressing device, the lower die supportand the die carried thereon being represented in vertical sect-ion astaken 011 line 33, Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all ofthe views.

In the drawings, A and B represent opposed supports for plates, 0 and D,which comprise companion impression dies, the upper support A beingcarried at the lower end of a vertical shaft or stem or which playsthrough a carrier E and is operated by a handle lever F. The support Bfor the die plate D is also a carrier having in unison and conjunctionwith the carrier E longitudinal horizontal movements along the openframe G as operated by a pair of feed screws H H as set forth in theaforementioned patent.

Both of the die plates O and D and the provisions on the upper and lowersupports A and B therefor are practically alike and a description indetail of one die plate and the means for its engagement on its supportwill be herein considered sufficient. Therefore, with respect to thelower die plate support B, it is provided near one corner thereof with astud 6 extending perpendicularly, for a short distance, from its face,and the die plate D has at its corner portion an edgewise opening slot(Z, which by its inner end has a fulcrum engagement with said studwhereby it may be swung horizontally around on the face of the support Bin a manner as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. The die platealso has an edgewise opening recess 7 remote from the location of theslot (Z, the margins of which recess are rabbeted as indicated at g, anda further stud h is provided as a perpendicular exten sion from the faceof the die plate support at such a location that when the die plate isswung on the first mentioned stud as a fulcrum, the recess portion ofthe plate will have a partially embracing engagement with the shank ofthe stud h while the rabbeted margin of the recess will have aninterlocking engagement with the shoulder, or head enlargement, z', ofsaid stud h.

The die plate has almost diagonally opposite from the recess f and quitenear the slot (Z a second edgewise opening recess 7 with marginal rabbetfor engagement with another stud h having head enlargement WVith one ofthe studs serving for a fulcrum and a further stud or studs as limitingstops so that the die plate may be brought to its registering position,the engagement by the stud head or enlargement in the rabbeted marginsof the recess prevents displacement of the die plate in a direction awayfrom the face of its support,-that is the lower die plate will beprevented from lifting or tilting, and the upper die plate will beprevented from falling away from its support.

In order to more certainly assure that the die plate will be brought toits given set position for accurate registry with the companion die, theface of the plate which adjoins its support is provided at any suitablepoint with a small socket or depression j, Fig. 3, in which the slightlyprotruding end of a spring pressed detent stud at has a snap catchengagement so soon as the plate has been swung to its properly adjustedposition on its support. The detent stud is socketed in the support asshown in Fig. 3,-0 representing the spring.

Each die plate is provided with a short handle projection 13 oppositethe location of its point of fulcrum engagement to serve as a convenientmeans for swinging 'the die plate into its working position or to causethe plate by being reversely swung to be disengaged from the parts whichretain it in place on its support.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described, a die plate supporthavin a stud extended perpendicularly from its ace and the die plateprovided with an edgewise opening slot and having at such slotted part afulcrum engagement with said stud, said die plate having at a portionthereof opposite said slot an edgewise opening recess, the margins ofwhich are rabbeted, and the support having another stud, provided with ahead enlargement, to engagement with which the second named recessedportion of the plate may be swung.

2. In a device of the character described, a die plate support having astud extending perpendicularly from its face, provided at a diagonallyopposite portion with another stud having a head enlargement, andhaving, socketed within an intermediate portion thereof, a springpressed detent stud protruding beyond and yielding relatively to itsface, and a die plate provided at one corner thereof with an edgewiseopenin slot and having at such slotted part a fulcrum engagement withthe first named stud, having at a portion diagonally opposite such slotan edgewise opening recess the margins of which are rabbeted and adaptedto have, on a swinging movement of the plate, an engagement with theheaded stud, and having in an intermediate portion of its face adepression in which said detent stud has a snap catch engagement.

3. In a device of the character described, opposed die-carryingsupports, one of which is movable toward and away from the other, andoperating means therefor ,and said supports having studs extending fromtheir approached faces, die plates having edgewise opening slots whichby their inner ends have fulcrum engagements with said studs, and

also further having edgewise opening recesses with rabbeted margins, andeach die plate being provided with a handle projection ex tending fromits edge portion opposite the location of its slot, and further studscarried by and extended from the approached faces of said die carryingsupports having head enand operating means therefor,and said supportshaving studs extending from their approached faces, die plates havingedgewise opening slots which by their inner ends have fulcrumengagements with said studs, and

also further having edgewise opening recesses with rabbeted margins, andfurther studs carried by and extended from the approached faces of saiddie carying supports having head enlargements,with the shanks of whichsaid recesses-of the said die plates are brought to engagements, andwith the head enlargements of which the rabbeted marginal portions ofthe slots have engage- -ments.

5. In a device of the character dBSCllbQCL.

opposed die-carrying supports, one of which is movable toward and awayfrom the other, and operating means therefor,-and oneof said supportshaving a stud extending from its face, a die plate having an edgewiseopening slot which by its inner end has a fulcrum engagement with saidstud and also having a remotely located edgewise opening recess withrabbeted margins, a further stud carried by and extended from the faceof said die carrying support having a head enlarge ment,with. the shankof which said recess of the said die plate is brought to engagement, andwith the head enlargement of which the rabbeted marginal portion of theslot has an engagement, and a spring-pressed detent-stud socketed in thedie carrying support and yieldingly protruding beyond its die-platereceiving face, and a depression within the face of the die plateadjoining said support in which said detent stud has a snap-catchengagement.

Signed by me at New York city, N. Y., in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

FELIX GOTTSGHALK. lVitnesses THOS- S. CoMBs, RUDOLPH C. CULVER.

